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NASA-DARES 2025
Posted inCareer Opportunities, Conferences and Meetings, Education and Outreach, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report, Video, Audio, Webcasts, Podcasts
NASA Astrobiology: Register For The NASA-DARES Task Force 2 Community Webinars
The NASA Astrobiology Program is pleased to announce the upcoming NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES) Community Webinar Series, marking the next phase of open community engagement in […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES 2025) White Paper — Habitable Worlds Observatory Living Worlds Science Cases: Research Gaps and Needs
Executive Summary: The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is the first astrophysics flagship mission with a key cross-divisional astrobiology science goal of searching for signs of life on rocky planets beyond […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA DARES Community Update At AGU
As part of AGU’s ancillary programming, the NASA Astrobiology Program will host a NASA-DARES Community Update on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 6:00–8:00 PM CST at the Hyatt Regency New […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Budgets and Policy, NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Policy, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Status Report
NASA Astrobiology Program Call for Applications: NASA-DARES Task Force 2
Opportunity Number: NNH25ZDA002LApplication Deadline: Monday, September 29th, 2025 11:59 PM EDT Short URL: https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI The NASA Astrobiology Program is seeking approximately 47 individuals to serve on NASA DARES (NASA Decadal […]
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NASA Astrobiology Update 20 August 2025 (UPDATE)
The Astrobiology Program is hosting a virtual NASA Astrobiology Update on Wednesday, August 20th, from 2 – 5pm ET.
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Conferences and Meetings, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, NASA Astrobiology Program, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
NASA Exoplanet Program Analysis Group Meeting 32
Date/Time: 19 August 2025 10AM – 5:30PM EDT NOTE: New registration is required for everyone planning to attend the August 19th meeting. Previous registrations have been deleted.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
21st-Century Astrobiology Missions Should Seek These High-Confidence Biosignatures in Mid-Latitude Martian Ice
This white paper was submitted to NASA’s Search For Life Science Analysis Group (SFL-SAG).
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, SETI & Technosignatures, Societal Issues, Status Report
SETI Post-Detection Futures: Directions for Technosignature Research and Readiness
This white paper highlights the work that is needed to anticipate the challenges and societal impacts of a possible technosignature detection.
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Habitable Zones, NASA Astrobiology Program, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Challenge-Based Funding To Spark Origins Breakthroughs
Origins of life research is marred by ambiguous questions and goals, creating uncertainty about when research objectives have been achieved.